UK Insurer Beazley Upgrades 2024 Forecast After H1 Profit Nearly Doubles August 8, 2024 British insurer Beazley upgraded its combined ratio forecast for 2024 on Thursday after first-half pretax profit nearly doubled, boosted by...
Survey: 78% of Ransomware Victims Paid and 74% Suffered Multiple Strikes August 8, 2024 A survey of nearly 1,000 IT and security professionals shows numerous organizations were targeted by ransomware attacks in the past...
New Mexico Nursing Home Inspections Find at Least 1 Violation in 88% of Facilities August 8, 2024 Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said....
People Moves: XPT Specialty Appoints Myers Transportation Underwriter; Falvey Founder Will Transition to Executive Chairman August 8, 2024 XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, appointed Tyler Myers as transportation underwriter. Myers has over 10 years of experience...
Instructor in Plane Crash That Killed Student Pilot Had 2 Prior Crashes: Prosecutors August 8, 2024 A flight instructor charged with involuntary manslaughter for a crash that killed a student pilot in eastern Pennsylvania had surrendered...
Fast-Moving Southern California Wildfire Torched Hillside Homes, Forcing Evacuations August 7, 2024 A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others,...
Arkansas Fines PBMs $1.5M for Violating State Law August 7, 2024 Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Insurance Department Commissioner Alan McClain announced Tuesday notices of penalties and hearings against four...
People Moves: Lockton Names Ryan US President; Everest Names Buonpane and Stewart to Lead US Wholesale August 7, 2024 Lockton Names Ryan US President Lockton, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, appointed Tim Ryan as U.S. president. Ryan has 19...
People Moves: Markel Announces 2 Key Hires for International Casualty Team; Howden Re Taps Gruen From AXIS as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence August 7, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows...
Virginia Declares State of Emergency in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby August 7, 2024 Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency for Virginia based on National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center forecasts...